Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회)
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Effect of Foot Reflexology on Vital Signs, Fatigue and Mood in Cancer Patients receiving Chemotherapy

발마사지가 항암화학요법을 받는 암환자의 활력징후, 피로 및 기분상태에 미치는 효과

  • Won Jong-Soon (Department of Nursing, Seoul Health College) ;
  • Jeong Ihn-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim Ji-Soo (Head Nurs of GS Dept. Dondaemoon Hospital of Ewha Woman's University) ;
  • Kim Keum-Soon (College of Nursing, Seoul National University)
  • 원종순 (서울보건대학 간호과) ;
  • 정인숙 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 김지수 (이화여자대학교부속 동대문병원 일반외과) ;
  • 김금순 (서울대학교 간호대학)
  • Published : 2002.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on vital signs, general fatigue, mood and foot fatigue in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Method: Data were collected from a convenience sample of 11 patients who were admitted at S and E University Hospital. Changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure(DBP), pulse rate(PR), general fatigue, mood status, and foot fatigue between pre and post foot reflexology were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test and Friedman test at 0.05 level of significance. Results: There were significant differences in the SBP(p= .009), DBP(p=.014), PR(p=.015), general fatigue (p=.015) mood status(p=.007), and foot fatigue(p= .007) between pre and post foot reflexology. Conclusion: Foot reflexology can improve vital signs, general/foot fatigue and mood status, therefore we recommend to use foot reflexology as an effective nursing intervention in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

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